The trials and tribulations of the Trade Me wannabes
Kiwi auction powerhouse Trade Me gained two new competitors this week, and both have stumbled at the first hurdle.
Kiwi auction powerhouse Trade Me gained two new competitors this week, and both have stumbled at the first hurdle.
The dash to digital looks set to have claimed yet another victim.
It is nothing short of an outrage that New Zealand faces spending at least $1.5 billion on a mere "upgrade" or "overhaul" of the IT system for the Inland Revenue Department.
I am beginning to wonder whether boring budgets are best for the tech sector and the wider economy.
It's been a week of warnings and disappointing numbers from listed New Zealand tech stocks, but there is no obvious common cause.
Other than small glitches, we've survived Y2K. But now attention turns to Monday, when the world returns to work.
I have grave misgivings over corporate welfare, especially in the tech sector.
The news that IBM is reportedly looking to transfer some jobs from Australia to New Zealand caused a bit of a stir — and so it should, as it spoils a few narratives.
A push towards the cloud with earlier and more widespread adoption than would otherwise be the case, may well be Kim Dotcom's contribution to the tech scene.
Dotcom has overplayed his hand by becoming politically divisive, and appeared megalomanic in his disturbing Christmas video, which came as he compared himself to Jesus Christ during the holidays.